Electric hair-singeing tool



April 7, 1925 1,532,610

H. E. TAYLOR ELECTRIC HAIR SINGEING TOOL Flled Feb 28 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 7, 1925. 1,532, 10

H. E. TAYLOR ELECTRIC HAIR SINGEING TOOL J7 J6 J7 April 7, 1925.

H. E. TAYLOR ELECTRIC HAIR SINGEING TOOL Filed Feb 28. 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 J'ayion gmenlo'c airman Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

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HORACE E. TAYLOR, 3F OGEMA, SASKAIGHE'WAYN, CANADA.

ELECTRIC HAER-SINGEIN-G TOOL.

: Application filed February 28, 1928. Serial No. 622,734..

To all whom it may canoe 1%..

Be 1t known that I, Henson E. TAYLOR, a sub ect of the King of Great Britain, residing at Ogema, in the Province of Saskatchewan and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Hair-SingeingTools, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of my said invention is the provision of an electric hair singeing tool, which is well adapted to be extensively used in barber shops and hair dressing es 'tablishnients for overcoming the custom of singeing hair through the instrumentality of a lighted wick or, the like, which custom often times results in the undue burning of the hair, and occasionally setting fire to their garments. a

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of such-a hair singeing tool that is comparatively simple of construc tion, and inexpensive of manufacture, the same embodying relatively few parts, and these so corelated, as to reduce the liability of derangement to a minimum.

The nature and advantages of the inven tion will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indi cate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1is an elevational view of av hair singeing tool constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2'is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal cross sectional view thereof, taken substantially upon the line 22 of Figure l.

Figure 3is a view similar to Figure 2, but taken upon the line 83 of the same figure. V

Figure 4tis an enlarged cross sectional view of a specific'form of plug member carried by one end of my tool handle.

Figures 5 and Gare cross sectional views taken upon the lines 55 and 66 respectively, of Figurel.

Figure 7is aperspective view of a tubular insulating member employed in connection with this invention.

Figure 8-is a perspective-view of a removable cap for one end of my improved tool.

Figures 9 and 10are cross sectional views taken upon the lines'9--9 and 10-10 respectively of Figure 2.

Figure llis a longitudinal cross sectional view of the closure cap shown inFigure 8.

Figure 12is a perspective viewof one of the fiber strips upon which the/heating wire is wound.

Figure 1-3is a similar view of one of the metallic strips or arms for supporting the said fiber strip.

Figure 14.is a perspective view of a specific form of one of the spring contacts carried by a connectingsocket employed in conjunction with this invention, and

Figure 15is an enlarged end el'evational' view of the heating coil forming a part of my invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 designates the handle of my tool, which is preferably of wood or other non-electric material. This-handle is provided with a central longitudinal bore 6, the inner end of which is enlarged for forming .a socket 7 within one end of said handlefi. Within this bore 6 is one end of a relatively longmetallic tube 8, the inner end of which extends through a central opening in an in sulating washer 9 within the inner end of. said socket 7, and is flared outwardly as shown in Figure 2, for preventing the withdrawal of the tube from the liand'le5. Surrounding a portion of the metallic tube 8 is a metallic tube 10, the inner end of which extends within the handle 5,.and is brazed or otherwisesecnred tosaid. tube8.

Within the tube 8.. ma longitudinally split tubular member .11 of fiber or othersuitable non-insulated materiahinore clearly shown iniFigure '7. The inner end of this fiber tube .11 isspacedfrom the similar .end of fil said metallic tube 8, the said heating coil 1 L projecting beyond the ends of said strips 13, and outwardly of the tube 8, as more clearly shown in Figuresl and 3. The inner end of each metallic strip 13 is formed with u 'iwardly and rearwardly bent portions 16 which extend outwardly of the inner end of the metallic tube 8, and is secured within the socket '7 of said handle 5 in a manner hereinafter described.

Referring to Figures 12 and 15, my heat-- ing coil l l embodies specifically, a pair of fiber strips 17, the front end of which is formed with reduced extensions 18. The heating wire of the coil 14s is extended in a longitudinal direction centrally of these strips as at 19 the same beingpassed through an open ing 20 adjacent the front end of the top strip 17, and thence coiled in a rearward direction as at 21 around both of the strips. This heating coil is as above set Forth positioned between the said pair of metallic strips 13, the wire forming the coil 21 bola insulated therefrom by strips of mica 22 Figure 5. This coil l l is secured between the metallic strips 13 by rivets or the like fastening means 23, it being understood that the position of these rivets is such as to be out of contact with the heating wire of the coil.

Within the socket T oi the handle and in face to face contact with the insulator washer 9 therein is a fiber plug 2st con sisting of rounded halt sections, the front end or this plug 24: being formed with a socket '35, within which are received the upwardly and rearly bent ends 16 of the saic metallic strips 13, the same being secured within this socket by rivets 26. The opposite ends of the heating wire of the coil 14: are respectively connected to posts 27 and 28 in the form of set screws, these wires engagin through openings in each halt section constituting the said plug At the front end of the plug is a fiber washer S0 in face to face contact therewith this disk 30 together with the plug- 24 and liber washer 9 at the front end of the plug, Figure 2, are rigidly secured together by screws 31, Figures 9 and 10, the front end of these screws passing through notches 32 in the fiber washer 9 to be received within screw threaded openings of the handle 5. Engaging through a central opening of the fiber disk 30 is a screw threaded end of a headed bolt it being positioned upon this bolt by a pair of contact blocks 34 and insulated from each other by a fiber block 36. Each of these contact blocks are annularly grooved as at 3?, the bolt 33 as well as the blocks being secured to t e fiber disk 30 through the instrumentality of a nut upon the screw threaded end oi" said bolt, and within socket at this end 0: of the du 24s A conductineslate 28 t a o 1.

electrically connects the landing post with the innermost contact blocl: 3i, whil the condnotingplate 27 similarly connect the binding post 27 with the outermost bloc 35 through the medium of the bolt In conjunction with my tool, I the specific form ot soclqet n'urrnber nated in general by the numeral. 38 am ried by one end of an electric terminal 3;, Per set this socket embodies a liher I ing havinga fiber plug ell disposed t ie in, which plug is formed with a sache- Spring contact plates -13 and e'l'il: cl? varyi I lengths are secured to one end or this phi; by 7 set screws and let respcctirel Tct) which screws also serve as the comic iug medium for the separate conduttiin wires oil the cable 39. The tree ends of eacl of these s 'iring contact arms are curved as at 1 For :l oruiing what may be ternie" heads The heads of these contact arms (in gage through openings 43 and l -l within the said plug -l-l and are adapted l'or en- {IOFHQH'IL- respectively within the grooves ill" of the contact plugs 3-Ll and 3:? when the said socket 38 is positioned thereon.

in Figures 8 and ll. 1 have sluiwn a closure cap it? in the term of relatively elongated tube closed at one end and pointed as at silt and open at its opposite end. il ithin this lube, is a lining o'l' :l elt 4-7, and it will at one be apparent that this closure cap is adapted 'lfor positioning over the projecting: portion of the coil 1!: to be received upon the metallic tube 8 and in close contact therewith for protecting this [uojecthe Coil wl'ieu my tool is n01 inn portion of t being used.

In view of the above descrintion, it is believed by me that the cons ruction. operation and advantages (il a tool of this charac ter will be readily a 'iprcciated by those skilled in the art, and although I have hercinsho in and described the preterrcd embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein, rilhouli departing; from the spirit and sc pe ol' the in rention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

1. An electric hair singeing tool includiug a casing element having a handle portion and an elongated tube extending therefrom at one end, the handle portion being formed with a bore in line with the tube am a recessed portion at the other end 0t substantially larger size than the bore, and a singeingg element adapted for remo.'able mounting and housing in said casing element having; a plug removably conne said ortion mounted in the handle p e: larged recess therein, means carried by said plug er-itending through the bore in the loo handle and the tubular casing, a heating coil carried by said last mentioned means and extending beyond the end of the tubular casing element, the plug having contact with said heating coil, and an attachment plug adapted for removable connection with the first mentioned plug forconnecting said heating element in any electric circuit.

2. An electric hair singeing tool including a casin element having a handle portion and a tubular casing portion extending from one end-thereof, said handle portion having a bore in line With the tube and an enlarged recess in the other end of the handle, and. a singeing element adapted for removable insertion and connect-ion in said casing element having a fiber plug, a pair of elongated strips extending from one end of said plug through the bore in the casing element, a heating element secured between said stri having a portion extending beyond the endsthereot and also beyond the ends oi said; casing clement, contacts carrid by the other end oi said fiber plug having electrical connection with the heating elements, and an attachment plug adapted to be removably connected to said fiber plug and engaging the contact thereon for placing the heating element in an electrical circuit.

3. An electric hair singeing tool including a casing element having a handle portion and a tubular casing extending from one end thereof, said handle portion having a bore in line with the tubular casing and a recess in the other end thereof, and a singeing element having a fiber plug adapted for removable insertion in the recess of the handle portion a pair of strips mounted in one end oi said plug in spaced relation adapted to extend through the bore of said casing element, a fiber strip member sub stantially longer than said pair of strips, a resistance element mounted on said strip member, the fiber strip member and resistance element extending beyond the end oi the casing element and being secured between said strip Within the casing element, a pair of axially alined contacts mounted on the other end out said fiber plug and having electrical connection with the resistance ele ment, means carried by the fiber plug for reniovably securing said singeing element in the casing element, and an attachment plug adapted for removable connection With said alincd contact on the hber plug for inserting the resistance element in an electric circuit.

In testimony Whereot I aihx my signature.

HORACE E. TAYLOR. 

